12418915

Data Transmission Method, Apparatus, and System

PublishedSeptember 16, 2025
Assigneenot available in USPTO data we have
Technical Abstract

Patent Claims
17 claims

Legal claims defining the scope of protection, as filed with the USPTO.

1

1. A data transmission method, wherein the method is used on a transmit end and comprises: generating a first data packet, wherein a signaling field in the first data packet comprises bandwidth information and space-time stream information, the bandwidth information is used to indicate first bandwidth, and the space-time stream information is used to indicate k first space-time stream quantities corresponding to k receive ends, wherein k≥1; and sending the first data packet to the k receive ends, wherein the k first space-time stream quantities meet a preset condition, wherein the preset condition comprises: when k=1, a maximum value of the first space-time stream quantity indicated by the space-time stream information is greater than 8, or when k>1, a maximum value of a sum of the k first space-time stream quantities is greater than 8; wherein the first data packet carries first to-be-transmitted data, the first bandwidth is a bandwidth of a target transmission resource used to transmit the first data packet, and a first space-time stream quantity corresponding to one receive end of the k receive ends is a quantity of space-time streams used to send the first data packet to the receive end; and wherein the signaling field further comprises third allocation information of the target transmission resource, the third allocation information indicates at least one third transmission resource obtained by dividing the target transmission resource and a physical layer service data unit (PSDU) transmitted on each third transmission resource, and each third transmission resource is an integer multiple of an 80 MHz band.

2

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the target transmission resource comprises m first transmission resources successively arranged in a frequency domain, and n second transmission resources successively arranged in the frequency domain, wherein the second transmission resources comprise a 26-subcarrier resource unit (RU) located at a center in the frequency domain in an 80 MHz band, wherein m≥1, and n≥1; the signaling field further comprises indication information, and the indication information comprises first allocation information of each first transmission resource in the target transmission resource and second allocation information of each second transmission resource in the target transmission resource; and the first allocation information of each first transmission resource indicates at least one first RU obtained by dividing the first transmission resource, and a receive end to which each of the at least one first RU is allocated; the second allocation information of each second transmission resource indicates whether the second transmission resource is allocated to one of the k receive ends, and/or which receive end to which the second transmission resource is allocated.

3

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein the indication information is divided into a plurality of types of sub-information, and in a process of transmitting the first data packet, the plurality of types of sub-information are transmitted on different channels.

4

4. The method according to claim 2, wherein the first bandwidth is 320 MHz, the target transmission resource comprises sixteen first transmission resources and four second transmission resources, and the sixteen first transmission resources form two sets, wherein the two sets comprise a first set comprising a first transmission resource whose ranking is an odd number in the sixteen first transmission resources, and a second set comprising a first transmission resource whose ranking is an even number in the sixteen first transmission resources, wherein the first set corresponds to a second transmission resource whose ranking is an odd number in the four second transmission resources, and the second set corresponds to a second transmission resource whose ranking is an even number in the four second transmission resources; and the indication information comprises two types of sub-information, the two types of sub-information are in a one-to-one correspondence with the two sets, and each type of sub-information comprises first allocation information of each first transmission resource in a set corresponding to the type of sub-information and second allocation information of each second transmission resource corresponding to the set corresponding to the type of sub-information.

5

5. The method according to claim 3, wherein the first bandwidth is 320 MHz, the target transmission resource comprises sixteen first transmission resources and four second transmission resources, and the sixteen first transmission resources form four sets, wherein the four sets comprise a first set comprising a first transmission resource whose ranking is 1+4i, a second set comprising a first transmission resource whose ranking is 2+4i in the sixteen first transmission resources, a third set comprising a first transmission resource whose ranking is 3+4i in the sixteen first transmission resources, and a fourth set comprising a first transmission resource whose ranking is 4+4i in the sixteen first transmission resources, wherein i≥0; the indication information comprises four types of sub-information, the four types of sub-information are in a one-to-one correspondence with the four sets, the four sets are in a one-to-one correspondence with the four second transmission resources; and each type of sub-information comprises first allocation information of each first transmission resource in a set corresponding to the type of sub-information and second allocation information of each second transmission resource corresponding to the set corresponding to the type of sub-information.

6

6. The method according to claim 3, wherein the first bandwidth is 320 MHZ, the target transmission resource comprises sixteen first transmission resources and four second transmission resources, and the sixteen first transmission resources form eight sets, wherein the eight sets comprise a first set comprising a first transmission resource whose ranking is 1+8i in the sixteen first transmission resources, a second set comprising a first transmission resource whose ranking is 2+8i in the sixteen first transmission resources, a third set comprising a first transmission resource whose ranking is 3+8i in the sixteen first transmission resources, a fourth set comprising a first transmission resource whose ranking is 4+8i in the sixteen first transmission resources, a fifth set comprising a first transmission resource whose ranking is 5+8i in the sixteen first transmission resources, a sixth set comprising a first transmission resource whose ranking is 6+8i in the sixteen first transmission resources, a seventh set comprising a first transmission resource whose ranking is 7+8i in the sixteen first transmission resources, and an eighth set comprising a first transmission resource whose ranking is 8+8i in the sixteen first transmission resources, wherein i≥0; and the indication information comprises eight types of sub-information, the eight types of sub-information are in a one-to-one correspondence with the eight sets, the eight sets are classified into four groups of sets, each group of sets comprises two sets, the four groups of sets are in a one-to-one correspondence with the four second transmission resources, and each type of sub-information comprises first allocation information of each first transmission resource in a set corresponding to the type of sub-information and second allocation information of each second transmission resource corresponding to a group of sets to which the set corresponding to the type of sub-information belongs.

7

7. The method according to claim 2, wherein the first bandwidth is 240 MHz, the target transmission resource comprises twelve first transmission resources and three second transmission resources, and the twelve first transmission resources form three sets, wherein the three sets comprise a first set comprising a first transmission resource whose ranking is 1+3i in the twelve first transmission resources, a second set comprising a first transmission resource whose ranking is 2+3i in the twelve first transmission resources, and a third set comprising a first transmission resource whose ranking is 3+3i in the twelve first transmission resources, wherein i≥0; and the indication information comprises three types of sub-information, the three types of sub-information are in a one-to-one correspondence with the three sets, the three sets are in a one-to-one correspondence with the three second transmission resources, and each type of sub-information comprises first allocation information of each first transmission resource in a set corresponding to the type of sub-information and second allocation information of each second transmission resource corresponding to the set corresponding to the type of sub-information.

8

8. The method according to claim 3, wherein the first bandwidth is 240 MHz, the target transmission resource comprises twelve first transmission resources and three second transmission resources, and the twelve first transmission resources form two sets, wherein the two sets comprise a first set comprising a first transmission resource whose ranking is an odd number in the twelve first transmission resources, and a second set comprising a first transmission resource whose ranking is an even number in the twelve first transmission resources; the indication information comprises two types of sub-information, the two types of sub-information are in a one-to-one correspondence with the two sets, the signaling field further comprises additional information, three pieces of second allocation information of the three second transmission resources and the additional information form a total of two groups of combined information, each group of combined information comprises two pieces of information in the additional information and the three pieces of second allocation information, and the two groups of combined information are in a one-to-one correspondence with the two sets, the additional information is the same as second allocation information of any one of the three second transmission resources, or the additional information is reserved information; and each type of sub-information comprises first allocation information of each first transmission resource in a set corresponding to the type of sub-information and a group of combined information corresponding to the set corresponding to the type of sub-information.

9

9. The method according to claim 3, wherein the first bandwidth is 240 MHz, the target transmission resource comprises twelve first transmission resources and three second transmission resources, the twelve first transmission resources form two sets, wherein the two sets comprise a first set comprising a first transmission resource whose ranking is an odd number in the twelve first transmission resources, and a second set comprising a first transmission resource whose ranking is an even number in the twelve first transmission resources; the indication information comprises two types of sub-information, the two types of sub-information are in a one-to-one correspondence with the two sets, three pieces of second allocation information of the three second transmission resources form a total of two groups of second allocation information, wherein one group of second allocation information comprises two pieces of second allocation information and the other group of second allocation information comprises one piece of second allocation information, and the two groups of second allocation information are in a one-to-one correspondence with the two sets; and each type of sub-information comprises first allocation information of each first transmission resource in a set corresponding to the type of sub-information and a group of combined information corresponding to the set corresponding to the type of sub-information.

10

10. The method according to claim 3, wherein the bandwidth information further indicates a punctured channel and an unpunctured channel that are in a channel on which the target transmission resource is located, and a channel on which at least one piece of sub-information in each type of sub-information is transmitted is not punctured.

11

11. The method according to claim 1, wherein the first data packet is a trigger frame used to schedule the k receive ends to transmit k second data packets to the transmit end, the first bandwidth is a bandwidth of a target transmission resource used to transmit the k second data packets, and a first space-time stream quantity corresponding to each receive end is a quantity of space-time streams used by the receive end to transmit the second data packet to the transmit end.

12

12. The method according to claim 11, wherein the signaling field further comprises fourth allocation information of the target transmission resource, and the fourth allocation information of the target transmission resource indicates at least one second RU obtained by dividing the target transmission resource, and a receive end to which each second RU is allocated.

13

13. A data transmission apparatus, wherein the data transmission apparatus is used on a transmit end and comprises: a generation circuit, configured to generate a first data packet, wherein a signaling field in the first data packet comprises bandwidth information and space-time stream information, the bandwidth information indicates first bandwidth, and the space-time stream information indicates k first space-time stream quantities corresponding to k receive ends, wherein k≥1; and a sending circuit, configured to send the first data packet to the k receive ends, wherein the k first space-time stream quantities meet a preset condition, wherein the preset condition comprises: when k=1, a maximum value of the first space-time stream quantity indicated by the space-time stream information is greater than 8, or when k>1, a maximum value of a sum of the k first space-time stream quantities is greater than 8; wherein the first data packet carries first to-be-transmitted data, the first bandwidth is a bandwidth of a target transmission resource used to transmit the first data packet, and a first space-time stream quantity corresponding to one receive end of the k receive ends is a quantity of space-time streams used to send the first data packet to the receive end; and wherein the signaling field further comprises third allocation information of the target transmission resource, the third allocation information indicates at least one third transmission resource obtained by dividing the target transmission resource and a physical layer service data unit (PSDU) transmitted on each third transmission resource, and each third transmission resource is an integer multiple of an 80 MHz band.

14

14. The data transmission apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the target transmission resource comprises m first transmission resources successively arranged in a frequency domain, and n second transmission resources successively arranged in the frequency domain, wherein the second transmission resources comprise a 26-subcarrier resource unit (RU) located at a center in the frequency domain in an 80 MHz band, wherein m≥1, and n≥1; the signaling field further comprises indication information, and the indication information comprises first allocation information of each first transmission resource in the target transmission resource and second allocation information of each second transmission resource in the target transmission resource; and the first allocation information of each first transmission resource indicates at least one first RU obtained by dividing the first transmission resource, and a receive end to which each first RU is allocated; the second allocation information of each second transmission resource indicates whether the second transmission resource is allocated to any one of the k receive ends, and/or which receive end to which the second transmission resource is allocated.

15

15. The data transmission apparatus according to claim 14, wherein the indication information is divided into a plurality of types of sub-information, and in a process of transmitting the first data packet, the plurality of types of sub-information are transmitted on different channels.

16

16. The data transmission apparatus according to claim 15, wherein the first bandwidth is 320 MHz, the target transmission resource comprises sixteen first transmission resources and four second transmission resources, the sixteen first transmission resources form two sets, wherein the two sets comprise a first set comprising a first transmission resource whose ranking is an odd number in the sixteen first transmission resources, and a second set comprising a first transmission resource whose ranking is an even number in the sixteen first transmission resources, wherein the first set corresponds to a second transmission resource whose ranking is an odd number in the four second transmission resources, and the second set corresponds to a second transmission resource whose ranking is an even number in the four second transmission resources; and the indication information comprises two types of sub-information, the two types of sub-information are in a one-to-one correspondence with the two sets, and each type of sub-information comprises first allocation information of each first transmission resource in a set corresponding to the type of sub-information and second allocation information of each second transmission resource corresponding to the set corresponding to the type of sub-information.

17

17. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, wherein the computer-readable storage medium stores an instruction, and when the instruction is run on a computer, the computer is enabled to perform the following steps: generating a first data packet, wherein a signaling field in the first data packet comprises bandwidth information and space-time stream information, the bandwidth information indicates a first bandwidth, and the space-time stream information indicates k first space-time stream quantities corresponding to k receive ends, wherein k≥1; and sending the first data packet to the k receive ends, wherein a maximum value of the first bandwidth is greater than 160 MHZ, and/or the k first space-time stream quantities meet a preset condition, wherein the preset condition comprises: when k=1, a maximum value of the first space-time stream quantity indicated by the space-time stream information is greater than 8, or when k>1, a maximum value of a sum of the k first space-time stream quantities is greater than 8; wherein the first data packet carries first to-be-transmitted data, the first bandwidth is a bandwidth of a target transmission resource used to transmit the first data packet, and a first space-time stream quantity corresponding to one receive end of the k receive ends is a quantity of space-time streams used to send the first data packet to the receive end; and wherein the signaling field further comprises third allocation information of the target transmission resource, the third allocation information indicates at least one third transmission resource obtained by dividing the target transmission resource and a physical layer service data unit (PSDU) transmitted on each third transmission resource, and each third transmission resource is an integer multiple of an 80 MHz band.

Patent Metadata

Filing Date

Unknown

Publication Date

September 16, 2025

Inventors

Jian YU
Ming GAN
Min YAN

Want to explore more patents?

Browse 5M+ US patents with plain-English claim translations and AI-generated analysis.

Citation & reuse

Analysis on this page is generated by Patentable — an AI-powered patent intelligence platform. AI-generated summaries, explanations, and analysis may be reused with attribution and a visible link back to the canonical URL below. Patent abstracts and claims are USPTO public domain.

Cite as: Patentable. “DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM” (12418915). https://patentable.app/patents/12418915

© 2026 Patentable. All rights reserved.

Patentable is a research and drafting-assistant tool, not a law firm, and does not provide legal advice. Documents we generate are drafts for review by a licensed patent attorney.